Yes, i applied it correctly, because the heatsink is getting very hot, i'll try with high sierra when I get home.
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macOS 10.15 Catalina on Unsupported Macs
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Hi guys, I need some advice please before I go ahead and install Catalina on my 2009 Mac pro.
I currently have a heap of applications on my Boot Drive, which I don't really fancy reinstalling. Is there a way of installing dosdude's Catalina without losing the applications on my Mac?
I currently have a heap of applications on my Boot Drive, which I don't really fancy reinstalling. Is there a way of installing dosdude's Catalina without losing the applications on my Mac?
my suggestion is make sure you have a good backup in place prior to installing beta software..
I've been advised to also make sure all the software I use is compatible with Catalina. The main one for me is the Final Cut Studio package.
read this page
Idustrial Revolution for Final Cut Pro FCPX Plugins and Templates
FCPX, Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Templates, Titles, Themes, Transitions, Generators, Tutorials, Tools and more.
www.fcp.co
Thanks Tim. But I'm old school and am still running FCP 7 😄 From a quick search it seems there might be some niggles, but I'll need to do a lot more research when I get home tonight to get more detail.read this page
Idustrial Revolution for Final Cut Pro FCPX Plugins and Templates
FCPX, Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Templates, Titles, Themes, Transitions, Generators, Tutorials, Tools and more.
that wil be a problem, no 32bit support for the old FCP
Update, got the temps down to around 50-55 with high sierra.
DOH! But thanks Tim for finding this out for me... and for saving me time looking in to this tonight. Appreciate the help.
I guess, I've also saved a lot of time going through the installation process of Catalina.
Instead, I think I might take a few hours out this weekend and do a clean install of El Capitan as it has gone very very very slow!
You might try this app if you decide to go with macOS High Sierra or Mojave
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here is a link https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive/releases
You can also find it in System Information—Software—Applications and see the Column "64 bits"
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Is there a patch for a MacBook6,1?
From the terminal commands:
<"Mac-F22C8AC8">
| "IOName" = "pci14e4,4353"
2020-03-06 13:22:49.463 system_profiler[2497:30901] SystemInfo-AccessoryFW - AirPods: no firmware version info available
2020-03-06 13:22:59.251 system_profiler[2526:31441] SPUSBDevice: IOCreatePlugInInterfaceForService failed 0xe00002be
2020-03-06 13:22:59.264 system_profiler[2526:31441] SPUSBDevice: IOCreatePlugInInterfaceForService failed 0xe00002be
Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x93)
2020-03-06 13:23:05.068 system_profiler[2535:31656] SystemInfo-AccessoryFW - AirPods: no firmware version info available
Model Identifier: MacBook6,1
2020-03-06 13:23:18.476 system_profiler[2567:32280] SPUSBDevice: IOCreatePlugInInterfaceForService failed 0xe00002be
2020-03-06 13:23:18.487 system_profiler[2567:32280] SPUSBDevice: IOCreatePlugInInterfaceForService failed 0xe00002be
It should work because from your ouput the AirPort Extreme 0x14E4, 0x9* and higher (example 0xA*, 0xB* 0xC* and so on) have a recent apple broadcom firmware, your macbook6,1 (Mac-F22C8AC8) is very similar to macbook7,1 (Mac-F22C89C8) , on MacBook7,1 I have the same Broadcom wifi card.
Replace both the files attached in your /S/L/Extensions/
Install and replace the two kext properly as explained in the previous guide (chown, chmod, kextcache), and at the reboot you should have a working AirDrop on Catalina.
edit: This attached AirDrop patch is only valid for Macbook6,1 .
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I used it to install iTunes and iPhotos on Catalina they work well except iPhoto's no longer sync's with iCloud
hi , I follow your guide to activate airdrop on my macbookpro 7.1 but now it want start... can you help me? I need to reinstall catalina?
MacBookPro7,1 is not supported for Airdrop patch you misread, it's Macbook7,1 supported.
You don't need to reinstall just boot the USB Catalina Patcher, re-apply the post-install Wifi patch and select Rebuild cache.
So no possibility to use airdrop? I have a Broadcom Bluetooth 4 dongle ...
can you explain how can I restore my system.. because I cannot enter in the finder .
i download the wrong MacBook 7.1 patch insert into the extension folder and follow this step :
After downloaded, open a Catalina terminal and copy/paste:
sudo mount -uw / ; killall Finder
Then from Catalina Finder replace (do not merge) them inside your Catalina /System/Library/Extensions/
after from a Catalina terminal send these commands copy/paste one at once:
sudo chown -R 0:0 /S*/L*/E*/
sudo chmod -R 755 /S*/L*/E*/
sudo kextcache -i /
(the "kextcache" takes some minutes to complete)
At next reboot you should have AirDrop in Catalina Finder.
I have a copy of the original file on the desktop but I cannot enter..
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Ah sorry I don’t speak English very well.. now I understand it...
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the problem remain .. it is blocked with this image...
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So no possibility to use airdrop? I have a Broadcom Bluetooth 4 dongle ...
can you explain how can I restore my system.. because I cannot enter in the finder .
i download the wrong MacBook 7.1 patch insert into the extension folder and follow this step :
After downloaded, open a Catalina terminal and copy/paste:
sudo mount -uw / ; killall Finder
Then from Catalina Finder replace (do not merge) them inside your Catalina /System/Library/Extensions/
after from a Catalina terminal send these commands copy/paste one at once:
sudo chown -R 0:0 /S*/L*/E*/
sudo chmod -R 755 /S*/L*/E*/
sudo kextcache -i /
(the "kextcache" takes some minutes to complete)
At next reboot you should have AirDrop in Catalina Finder.
I have a copy of the original file on the desktop but I cannot enter..
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Ah sorry I don’t speak English very well.. now I understand it...
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the problem remain .. it is blocked with this image...
Then try this, boot your Catalina in single user mode holding after power-on CMD+S
then from single user mode shell type exactly this:
Code:
mount -uw /
mount -uw /System/Volumes/Data
cd /System/Library/Extensions/
rm -R IO80211Family.kext
kextcache -i /
kcditto
rebootAfter in Finder re-install your Wifi kext.
In Finder I replace the 2 file .kext with the original? After that I need to do something?
After replacing the 2 kext, you should install them properly using terminal with chown, chmod, kextcache or easier a thirdparty kext installer as this: https://github.com/chris1111/Kext-Droplet
I formatted the Mac
if there is a possibility to activate airdrop with bluetooth 4.0 dongle tell me.
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I formatted the Mac
From a macOS Terminal send this:
system_profiler -detailLevel mini | grep "Card Type"
if the result is AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x9*) or higher then you can patch AirDrop on Catalina,
if the result is AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8*) or lower then you can't patch AirDrop on Catalina.
